# CVE-2021-0132: Denial of service in Intel(R) Security Library

> A privileged user can cause a denial of service via network access due to missing resource release in the Intel Security Library.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fq4g-mg2m-p666

## What is CVE-2021-0132?

CVE-2021-0132 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Security Library, published on 9 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing release of resource after effective lifetime in an API for the Intel(R) Security Library before version 3.3 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

Weakness: CWE-772 (Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0132?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Secl-Dc.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-0132?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0132 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-0132 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Security Library

- [CVE-2021-0133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0133/): Auth bypass in Intel(R) Security Library (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-0131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0131/): Weak cryptography in Intel(R) Security Library (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-0134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0134/): Denial of service in Intel(R) Security Library (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-0132 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-0132 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Security Library, published on 9 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) Security Library. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0132/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0132/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0132
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0132
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-0132

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0132/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.